UMEB: Integrating Science and Stewardship in the Adirondacks

UMEB：将阿迪朗达克山脉的科学与管理相结合

• 批准号: 0603318
• 负责人: Robin Kimmerer
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-01 至 2013-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0603318&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UMEB; Integrating; Science; Stewardship; Adirondacks

This UMEB proposal builds upon a successful model developed with initial UMEB funding. New program elements guided by lessons learned through program assessment have been added. The goal is to provide intensive support and mentoring for 24 students from under-represented groups, particularly Native Americans. Student's interest is nurtured beginning freshman year through senior year, using shared student activities in the field as well as on campus. An intensive 2-year experience of mentoring, research and community outreach activities begins in the junior year. A three-stage field experience is initiated by weekend field trips to the Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC) during the freshman and sophomore years, a 5-week summer field course at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station (CLBS) after the sophomore year, and the capstone experience of mentored summer field research at the AEC or CLBS after the junior year. Shared coursework in the field, 4 semesters of focused UMEB seminars and a close-knit community for collaborative learning are hallmarks of the program. Students also work with a stewardship mentor-- a scientist from a collaborating environmental organization or agency. Research projects are student-driven under the theme of "Science and Stewardship in the Adirondacks". The proposed activities bridge the gap between traditional classroom learning and application of the knowledge in the field. Pairing of students with professional stewardship mentors from the conservation community benefits both UMEB students and the work of stewardship organizations. Communication of research results via community outreach programs will benefit ESF partners in the Adirondack Mountains by further integrating sound science into decision-making.

该UMEB提案建立在利用UMEB初始资金开发的成功模式的基础上。增加了以通过方案评估吸取的经验教训为指导的新方案要素。目标是为来自代表性不足群体，特别是美洲原住民的24名学生提供密集的支持和指导。学生的兴趣是通过高年级开始培养，使用在外地以及在校园里共享的学生活动。一个密集的2年的指导，研究和社区外展活动的经验开始在大三。一个三阶段的实地经验是由周末实地考察到阿迪朗达克生态中心（AEC）在大一和大二期间，为期5周的夏季实地课程在蔓越莓湖生物站（CLBS）后，大二，并指导夏季实地研究的顶点经验在AEC或CLBS后，大三。在该领域的共享课程，重点UMEB研讨会的4个学期和协作学习的紧密社区是该计划的标志。学生还与一位管理导师合作-来自合作环境组织或机构的科学家。研究项目是学生驱动的主题下“科学和管理在阿迪朗达克山脉”。 拟议的活动弥合了传统课堂学习与实地知识应用之间的差距。学生与来自保护社区的专业管理导师配对，既有利于UMEB学生，也有利于管理组织的工作。通过社区外展计划传播研究成果将使阿迪朗达克山脉的ESF合作伙伴受益，进一步将科学融入决策。